Diabetic persons have greater chances of damage their sperm, which may affect their fertility health, say researchers.
Comparing the quality of sperm from a diabetic and a non-diabetic person, the study found that DNA fragmentation was greater in diabetic men (52 percent, versus 32 percent in non-diabetic men), and that there were more deletions of DNA in the cell mitochondria. Additionally, the researchers observed that semen volume from diabetic men was considerably less than that from men not suffering the disease.
Reports in the journal Human Reproduction, researcher explained that the findings could have important implications given that the incidence of type 1 and type 2-diabetes is increasing rapidly worldwide. While diet and obesity are known to be key factors in the increase of type 2 diabetes. Read More